SAT Vocabulary 2019
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SAT Vocabulary 2019
This hot SAT words list is selected from mainstream English medium based on popular topics of 2019. It's an express supplement to prepare SAT test. Each word has examples and contexts, which help very much to master new a word precisely.
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To meet with diverse requirements to prepare SAT vocabulary, we also recommend below 3 SAT word-lists that help to further your reading and writing vocabulary skill.
abbot 
n. a man who is the head of an abbey of monks
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ad. in a way that shows a perceptive understanding or insight
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n. an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use
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n. advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service
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n. a whole formed by combining several elements
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n. the person who first attacks; the person who begins hostility or a quarrel
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n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered
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ad. once more; again; in a new and different way
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n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike
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n. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups
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n. underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
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n. an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events
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a. having a pleasant and distinctive smell
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n. look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region
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v. to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into
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n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
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n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury
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n. small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading
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ad. in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time
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v. surround with military forces, as with troubles
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n. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
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n. high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
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v. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; assist in further development or progress
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n. small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods
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n. a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement
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n. treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need
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v. remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind
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n. an investor of capital in business, especially one having a major financial interest in; an important enterprise supporter of capitalism; person of great wealth
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v. to cause to overturn (usually a vessel)
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a. of, relating to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels
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n. large reindeer native to northern North America
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n. a powdery substance, mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete
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v. to happen at the same time or during the same period, to occupy exactly the same space
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v. prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence
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n. in certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status
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a. thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort
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v. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act
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v. keep within limits; not to allow to spread
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n. a smokeless explosive, used in ammunition
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n. act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch
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n. tortuousness, contortion, tortuosity,
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n. adopting a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down
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v. fund a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people
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n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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n. act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code
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n. protective care or guardianship of someone or something
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a. mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful
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v. to deprive of the right to practice a profession, to strip of priestly privileges and functions
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v. remove or reduce an area's military power
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v. move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner
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v. make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of
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n. formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken
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n. figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly; mindless person
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n. judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death
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a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect
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n. one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging
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n. succession of rulers from the same family or line
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n. a formal command or order issued by an authority and having the force of law
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a. extensive in length; having a length noticeably longer than the width
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n. act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh
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n. small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire
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v. adorn richly with prominent markings; make illustrious; celebrate
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n. funds or property donated to an institution or individual as a source of income
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n. a complete costume of harmonizing, complementary clothing and accessories
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v. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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a. relating to, or characteristic of a horse
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a. having or showing great knowledge or learning
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n. movement of something along a path or through an angle
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v. convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water
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n. sudden raid or military advance; venture or initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area
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a. causing or affected by great anxiety or stress
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a. of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic
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v. gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit
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n. sprawling low-height building or complex
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n. a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
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v. gain illegal access to computer or network
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n. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
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v. visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually
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n. skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal
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n. cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings
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n. a short gun for firing shells at low velocities
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a. having or showing compassion or benevolence
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n. abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person
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v. promote or publicize a product or idea intensively
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v. cause to be extremely angry; set on fire; cause to burn; inflame; make hot or eager
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v. to instill a quality of; add scent or flavor by steeping ingredients in it
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a. unusually or disproportionately large; excessive
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n. a large bath with a system of underwater jets of water to massage the body
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a. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power; small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America
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n. the right and power to interpret and apply the law; authority or control
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a. deserving or worthy of praise and commendation
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n. horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall
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n. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree
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n. a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit
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a. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
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n. soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface
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v. to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other body parts
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n. any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin
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n. material wealth regarded as having an evil influence
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v. work at, run, or operate a place or piece of equipment
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v. move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain
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n. an acute and contagious viral disease (usually of childhood), common symptoms include red skin rash, fever, and cough
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n. person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation
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n. one that intensely affects the mind or emotions
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v. cause someone to behave in a particular way
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n. myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group
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n. compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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n. remote rural part of a country especially of Australia or New Zealand
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n. face value of a stock or other security, as distinct from its market value
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n. seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true; a statement contrary to received opinion
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v. make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat
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n. ornate tent; light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs
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v. to be present throughout, to pass through
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n. public square in an Italian town; roofed and arcaded passageway
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n. a remark or statement, especially with moral content, that is too often to be interesting
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n. additional game or period of play that decides the outcome
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a. profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating
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a. close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it
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n. support for the concerns of ordinary people
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n. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
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n. a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial
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n. workers or working-class people, regarded collectively
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n. something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings
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n. a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people
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v. press or crush something until it becomes powder or a soft mass
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v. beat, as with the fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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n. housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families
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n. a continuous extent of land or water, especially a stretch of river between two bends
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a. difficult to work, resistant to treatment, resistant to authority
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v. restore water that has been removed or lost; moisten something that has dried
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v. give or make available; provide; cause to become
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n. performance of a musical or dramatic work; interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece
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n. an agent that slows down or delays the actions of something
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n. a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action
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n. crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel
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n. ancient Scandinavian legend or tradition of considerable length; tale
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n. a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters
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n. religious discourse delivered as part of a church service
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v. cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow
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n. leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe; islamic religious clergy
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v. to minimize the importance of; get rid of
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n. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies
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n. close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar
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n. allegation about someone to insult others or damage their reputation
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v. go or move in a quiet, stealthy way; behave in a cowardly or servile manner
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n. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
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n. a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes
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v. produce offspring in large numbers; deposit eggs; produce spawn
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n. a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration
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v. rise or fall with steady acceleration; increase continually
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n. manner as Stalin; -esque: in the style or manner of
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n. physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance
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v. have a prospect of success or survival
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a. composed of stars; outstanding, marked by eminence and distinction
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n. mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar
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n. difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
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a. high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth
Example sentences Words in context Search classic summersault
n. somersault;leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; turning end over end
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a. easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive
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a. perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling
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n. person state of mind being angry or calm
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a. of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic
Example sentences Words in context Search classic tome
n. a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one
Example sentences Words in context Search classic treachery
n. betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature
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v. bring out and show for inspection or admiration
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n. thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome
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v. push, fold, or turn so as to hide them or hold them in place
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n. treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil
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a. not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency
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n. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
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n. the property of appearing to be true or real
Example sentences Words in context Search classic vilification
n. abusively disparaging speech or writing
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a. feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
Example sentences Words in context Search classic watershed
n. region of land within which water flows down into a specified body; critical point marking a change in course or development
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a. holding weapon in hands and ready to use it
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abdominal
aberration
deviation from the proper or expected course; departure from the normal or typical
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abject
accolade
accrete
acoustic
acquisition
acrimony
aeronautical
afoul
algae
plural of a type of aquatic life form, such as seaweed; any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse
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algorithm
Americana
all things peculiar to the United States' culture and people, anything that is a symbol of American life
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amiable
amputee
apartheid
arbitrary
based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random
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asperity
assail
at loggerheads
atoll
a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform
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aura
an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something
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austerity
policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending, and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided; severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness
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authoritative
arising or originating from a figure of authority; highly accurate or definitive
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avalanche
avert
avid
bailiff
batter
beefed-up
benign
kind, gentle, mild; not posing any serious threat, not particularly aggressive or recurrent
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besiege
surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried
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bilateral
blasé
blindside
boisterous
bolster
bombardment
a continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position; bombing
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boost
bounty
brush
buoyant
cachet
calamity
calibrate
check or adjust by comparison with a standard; mark the scale of a measuring instrument
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canter
gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground
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capitalize
capitulation
carcass
cardiovascular
cascade
cataract
disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness
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categorical
churlish
rude, surly, ungracious; stingy or grudging; difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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circa
approximately, about; commonly abbreviated ca. -- used especially before dates and numerical measures.
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claustrophobic
suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space
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collateral
guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay
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commentariat
confetti
conflate
to bring things together and fuse them into a single entity; to mix together different elements
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conglomerate
corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity; cluster of many different things
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conjure
conspiracy
constituency
constitute
consumerism
an attachment to materialistic positions; economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run
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contrivance
something overly artful or artificial; a means, such as an elaborate plan or a tool, to accomplish a certain objective
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conveyor
convoke
cornerstone
cornice
horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls
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corrugated
marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows; bent into regular curved folds or grooves
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cosiness
cub
culpable
deserving condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy
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daffy
demarcation
denude
dereliction
despicable
deteriorate
deteriorating
discomfit
disconfirm
to establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
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disparate
composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous; essentially different
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downfall
dupe
eaves
emblematic
embroiled
encrust
enmesh
to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner; to involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult
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ephemeral
epidemic
equinox
either of the two times during a year when the when the length of day and night are equal; anything equal; an equal measure
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equity
ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business; ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets
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erudite
Eurosceptic
explicit
expropriation
extant
extravaganza
an elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display; something out of rule, as in music, the drama
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feckless
fickle
floorwalker
employee in a large shop (especially a department store) who acts as supervisor to sales staff, and assists customers
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flotilla
formidable
framework
structure for supporting or enclosing something else, a fundamental structure for written work
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frenzy
fret
funnel
to direct (money or resources); to proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel
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furor
general uproar or commotion; violent anger or frenzy; state of intense excitement
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galaxy
any of large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe; assembly of brilliant or distinguished persons or things
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gantry
a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel
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glacier
graffiti
any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place, placed there without authorization of the owner of the object on which it is written
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grainy
grandiose
grisly
groom
habitual
hairline
halibut
hallowed
harken
to hark back, to return or revert (to a subject), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era)
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hawkish
supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action
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hedge fund
a professionally-managed investment fund that seeks to maximize profits, usually by pursuing unconventional strategies
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hermitage
hoax
holistic
hydraulic
of, involving, moved by, or operated by a fluid, especially water, under pressure
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hype
excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion; something deliberately misleading
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illicit
imitate
impassion
impound
impropriety
inaugural
indictment
ingrain
to infix deeply, to work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue
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injunction
process, granted by a court whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts; a command
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insolvency
the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business
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instigate
insurgency
insurmountable
interstellar
intractable
introspection
the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; reflection
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jettison
juggernaut
an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
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kingpin
the most important person in a group or undertaking; bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
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laceration
jagged wound or cut; irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue
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lacklustre
lambaste
scold, reprimand or criticize harshly; to give a thrashing to; to beat severely
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lantern
portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light; decorative casing for a light, often of paper
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larcenist
leaven
lend a hand
levy
lily
any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers
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linchpin
a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation; a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
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litmus test
a test in which a single factor is decisive; an instrument that is used to make a judgment about whether someone or something is acceptable
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lodestar
a star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris; a guiding tenet or principle.
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magnate
powerful industrialist; captain of industry; a person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere
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malaise
feeling of discomfort or unpleasantness, often due to illness; feeling of depression
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malodorous
menace
meritocracy
rule by merit, and talent; often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition
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mesmerize
meteorite
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space
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militant
mitigation
alleviation; relief; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe etc
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modus operandi
normal mode of operation; known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences
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morass
mortality
mortar
muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories
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neonate
nix
Nordic
of or relating to Scandinavia, a region in Northern Europe that includes Norway, Denmark and Sweden
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observance
obsolescence
onslaught
opprobrium
cause of shame or disgrace; disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; scornful reproach or contempt
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orchestrate
overture
act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship
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palpable
capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible; obvious or easily noticeable.
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parable
parapet
low retaining wall; part of a perimeter that extends above the roof; a fortification consisting of a wall
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paratroop
a company of soldiers who are trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft
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parlay
convert into something better; carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager
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pedagogical
peddler
pepper
to be covered with lots of (something made up of small things); to add (something) at frequent intervals
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peremptory
permaculture
system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems
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persist
persona
the role that someone assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, distinguished from the inner self
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photon
a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation
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pirouette
plausible
plexus
a network or interwoven mass, especially (anatomy) of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels
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poignancy
quality of being sharp, keen; quality of evoking strong mental sensation or sharp pain
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procure
yo acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort
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profess
prominence
prone
prosaic
protean
protocol
quintessential
having properties of being the most perfect example of its type or the most perfect embodiment of something
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raft
rag-tag
ramshackle
in disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles
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ravenous
ream
an abstract large amount of something; a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually containing 500 sheets
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reconciliation
renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity; getting two things to correspond
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reconnaissance
inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information
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rekindle
remittance
repatriate
repertory
resumption
resurgent
rising again; undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality
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revel
ribald
rout
sabotage
sanctity
sanitation
sapphire
schadenfreude
schizophrenia
any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language
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scorpion
a small creature similar to an insect that lives in hot, dry areas of the world and has a long body and a curved tail with a poisonous sting
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scrabble
move something about by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws; to scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws
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secular
self-contained
self-deprecating
expressing disapproval or being critical of oneself; aware of your own shortcomings
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sensational
intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggeration of details
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serrated
shrapnel
snafu
spawn
sphinx
spoof
imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect.
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sporadic
spurn
squirmy
stall
halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill; stick fast in mud or snow
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stalwart
statutory
stewardship
stigmatize
to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata
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stoke
strain
suave
sumptuous
superstardom
supplant
swath
swoop
taint
thoroughbred
thruster
device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship; one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
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touchline
tout
promote or praise energetically; publicize; solicit customers, votes, or patronage
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transient
tricolor
ubiquitous
unassailable
secure against attack, impregnable; undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
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unequivocal
unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
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vacate
vantage
verbiage
vigilant
viral
spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus
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virulent
wrest
yardage
measurement or amount in yards; use or convenience of a yard or inclosure, as in receiving, lading, or unlading cattle, etc., from railroad-cars
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